Maung O

Maung O
Prince of Salin
Reign1823 – 15 April 1837
Bornunknown
Phalangon
Died12 May 1840
Tuesday, 12th waxing of Kason 1202 ME[1]
Amarapura
SpouseMin Tha
IssueThiri Thukalaya of Amyint
Thiri Thuta Yadana of Saku
Names
Thado Maha Thudhamma Yaza
(သတိုး မဟာ သုဓမ္မ ရာဇာ)
HouseKonbaung
FatherThiha Kyawswa of Shwedaung
MotherDaw Nge
ReligionTheravada Buddhism

Maung O, Prince of Salin (also spelt Maung Oh, Burmese: စလင်းမင်းသားကြီး မောင်အို; ? – 12 May 1840), was a prince of the first rank of the Konbaung dynasty.[2] He was the brother of Nanmadaw Me Nu, the chief queen of King Bagyidaw. Favored by the king and queen, he was granted the appanage of Salin, Saku and Thamyintone with the title of Thado Maha Thudhamma Yaza.[3] He and Me Nu became the de facto rulers and are some examples of powerful figures who were the most powerful officials of their time.[4]

  1. ^ Maung Maung Tin Vol. 2 2004: 402
  2. ^ Yi Yi, Ma (1965). "Burmese Sources for the History of the Konbaung Period 1752-1885". Journal of Southeast Asian History. 6 (1): 48–66. doi:10.1017/S0217781100002477. ISSN 0217-7811. JSTOR 20067536.
  3. ^ Maung Maung Tin Vol. 2 2004: 277
  4. ^ Texts and Contexts in Southeast Asia: Proceedings of the Texts and Contexts in Southeast Asia Conference, 12–14 December 2001. Universities Historical Research Centre. 2003.